Automobile-fender.



J. P. RANDERSON. AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED M120, 1910.

- Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

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My present invention relates to'automolarge and UNITED STATES;

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Paten Aug. so, 1910.

Application filed Jannary EO, 19 10. Serial no. seams.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. RANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York,have made certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile- Fenders, of which the following is a specifibile guards or fenders, and especially to those which act as spring buffers, and prevent injury to the machine in case of unexpected stoppage of another vehicle, running the machine too close to the rear of a vehicle in front of it, backing ofjsuch a vehicle while the automobile is unattended, or the like. The particular embodiment shown in this case illustrates a well-known form of fender consistiig. of a bar across the front of the machinefsupported from the frame' work by bell-crank arms pivoted at the bend thereof, and having a springiinder the rear arm of the bell-crank, which acts to take up the shock of minor collisions, as referred to above. An objection to this type has been that it is necessary to climb over the fender to crank. the machine; particularly with powerful engines, this is often laborious and sometimes impracticable un less the operator can stand directly'over the crank. Stepping over the guard is always inconvenient and sometimes dangeibus, as when the clutch hangs the machine may start and trap the operator, who could easily escape if the nard were out is also objectionable to women, and especially in public.

To avoid the difficulties set out, Ihinge' the front of the fender at the elbows of the bell-crank arms, and provide the joint with a pin which is spring-pressed into a hole, preferably tapered, in the stationary member of the joint; rods extend from the pins to handles located near the front bar of the fender, by means of which the pins (one of which is provided for each joint) may be withdrawn from their sockets, after which the front-bar is turned up and back against the radiator, so that it is entirely out of the way. When it is desired to restore the fened by the bolt B carryin place by a sprin,

of the way; it

The accompanying drawings show an, em-

. bodiment of my invention.

,Figure lis a plan, and Fig. 2 is aside elevation, of ,a fender constructed according thereto. .Fig. 3 isa sectional detail of the modification. referred to. 1

' In Figs. 1 and 2, A is the frame of the machine; B is, the front-bar of supported from the frame by the bell-cranks, the forward arms of which are lettered'B, the rear ones B; the reararms are support h pr g B; which'servesto 'cushiont'e devlce. two arms B B are jointed at the elbow, and are held in relative sition by the pin C having the handle and pressed into as shown. Extending 1 front-bar is a red C,

from the pin to t e formed into or has tit-y which near the bar is tachedthereto a handle C ;-the p'in is fitted to a hole C", preferably tapered, as described. In Fig. 3, the pin .C

formed on the stationary armiof the bellcrank; by this means the forward arm of.

so as to give tlte fender various elevations, as will be manifest.

the fender,-

is shown provided with a toothed head, fitting into a rack C 0 8O the crank mav be ad usted at variousangles,

When it. is desired raise-the fender, the

operator grasps the front-bar and the harrdles C at the same time, thus r leasing the pins; whereupon thebar may. the position s own in dotted li'hes in Fig. 2, where itwill remain until it is desired to return it to the operating position shown in Fig. 1. If the construction shown in Fig. 3 is employed, it will of course be necessary to release the pins whenever the device is opere raised to ated in either direction; but obviously, in

Figs. 1 and 2 it may be lowered Without doing so, as the sprin'g will press the pins into their sockets.

Having thus described my invention, what I I claim and wish to protect by Letters-Patent of the United States is 2- r 1. As anew article of manufacture, an automobile fender comprising a front-bar carried by bell-crank arms pivoted together,

a spring cushion for-the fender, and means for holding the arms of the bell-crank rigid or permitting them to move relatively, as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a fender for automobiles comprising a frontbar, hell-crank arms pivoted together a mg them, as described.

spring-passed pin carried by 5% 03 the arms, a, socket in the other arm we win may pass,

escrib- 3. As a new article. of manufacture, an

arms carrying. the bar, #3 2 arms being pivm'sed mgstbiex' & cushioniig swing, a, s -curing device fur holding the arms in we or more asitions, as desired, and means for rleasi. In ah automobile ieinder, she combinatiozs 0'2 the front-bar file arms pimwi *bogether and prm icled with a cash and. a handlg for thia pin motion, and may a pin for securing the arms to me another, a rod extending from the pin tom ssition near the front-bar, and a handle on 5% end of the rod; whereby the fender may be released and turned up by a single be returnedto its place as dashed. y

In witness wherem: I have hereunto set my hand in the pz'eryence 01 two witnesse JQHN P. RANDERSQN.

imling spring,

Witnesses:

Jos. A. LAWSON, DUNCAN DOUGLAS. 

